I see that Geneva still takes bus transit seriously - only now they are stretching that concept, literally.

Question for WMATAGMOAGH: I was actually over there back in the summer of 2002 (never had the chance to scan my photos and get them on the web, and won't until August at the earliest), and they were just beginning to work on extending the 12 and 13 tram lines north from Cornavin to the Palais Des Nations - is that as far as they ever got? And, did they ever get to LRTs to work those lines?

I was there in March. I want to say the 12 and 13 were stopping at Nations, but I can't recall. None of the tram lines go further than that point, that much I know. I'm sure the TPG website has that information though.

Fares are collected at each bus stop by a machine. You push a button on the machine located there to tell it how many zones you want to travel through, it tells you the fare, you pay in either Swiss Francs or Euros, and it gives you a receipt that is your POP. You then just board the bus. Each bus stop has a name, and they are announced as the bus travels between them. They are spaced fairly far apart, as is typical in European cities, but much further apart than you would find in the US. You may board or leave the bus from any door. Like on a light rail, when the bus stops, a button lights up indicating that the door can be opened, and you press it to open the door. At certain doors, if you are in a wheelchair, have a stroller, or need to do so for some other reason, there is a second button that you can press that will keep the door open longer than usual.